Clear Creek Courant May 30, 2024

An empty seat on the Clear Creek County Commission left by the unexpected death of Sean Wood.

PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL

Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado

Week of May 13, 2024

Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado

Each day at about 8 a.m. a local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations at the Georgetown Weather Station and wind observations at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from an NWS digital “Maximum/Minimum Temperature System.” “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated. T = Trace of precipitation or snowfall. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the velocity and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the 24 hours preceding the observation time. Historic data are based on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiled (about 55 years within the period 1893-2023). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set.

Week of May 13, 2024

Each day at about 8 a.m. a local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations at the Georgetown Weather Station and wind observations at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from an NWS digital “Maximum/Minimum Temperature System.” “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated. T = Trace of precipitation or snowfall. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the velocity and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the 24 hours preceding the observation time. Historic data are based on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiled (about 55 years within the period 1893-2023). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set

Day and date of observation (2024)

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Idaho Springs set to improve Mattie Dam,

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Idaho Springs City Council members unanimously approved nearly $700,000 to replace the approximately 100-year-old Mattie Dam on Highway 103 and named a contractor to do the work.

e century-old dam was costing the city more money and time to maintain and clear rocks and debris from it than it will eventually cost to replace it, according to Idaho Springs Public Works Director Paul Crain.

At

The Mattie Dam in Idaho Springs will be replaced by an upgraded structure at the cost of nearly $700,000 to city.

do the work, bringing the dam upto-date.

Dietzler was the “low, responsive bidder… and submitted several similar dam rehabilitation projects as references,” states a city administrator memo sent to council members.

Existing grant money will be used to pay the $694,000 price tag associated with the project, according to Cain. It includes a $440,000 grant from the Colorado Water Conservation Board and approximately $200,000 from a State Department of Local A airs grant, in addition to smaller city funds, Cain said.

least four contractors submitted during the city council meeting May

City administrators selected Dietzler Construction out of Berthoud to

PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL

Will You Be Among the Homeowners Focusing on Enhancing Outdoor Living in 2024?

Among those states which actually have four seasons, Colorado enjoys the best and longest season for outdoor living. When I lived here in my childhood, I recall that the Denver Post had “Climate Capital of the World” as its page one slogan. Denver’s climate was what drove me to return to Coloradoasanadult.Westillenjoy a year-round climate which is least impacted by climate change, with fewer or no hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, and other natural disasters.

home with a fully tricked-out backyard, and I know my buyers do too. It’s a definitesellingpointandsetsanyhome apart from its competition.

So, it makes sense that Coloradans want to do more outdoor living. I’m finding more and more homes with outdoor kitchens and living spaces, and these are big selling points for any single-family listing.

Above right is a graphic from a 2023 article by the International Casual Furnishings Association which carried the following headline: “In 2023, Americans Will Spend Their Money on Lighting, Rugs, Umbrellas and Other Accessories to Spruce Up Their Backyards, Decks and Patios.”

I must say that I light up when I see a

The article was based on a survey which showed increased interest in backyard amenities by American homeowners. The statistics are in the graphic. In the article reporting on the survey, it was stated that “After two years of pandemic living that motivated many residents to invest in improving the spaces around their homes, there is significant interest in continuing to upgrade their outdoor living setting.” Their website, icfanet.org/news/2023_trend_report, promotes various products to enhance outdoor living, including outdoor bars, a canopied daybed, umbrellas, rugs, swivel rockers, artwork, pottery, pillows and more.

As I write this, there are 67 active REcolorado listings within 20 miles of downtown Denver which include an outdoor kitchen in their public remarks. There are 35 more beyond that 20-mile radius. Send me an email at the address below if you’d like me to share those

The Practice of Real Estate Won’t Change All That Much

The now-famous NAR Settlement of March 15th is now 2½ months in the past long enough for multiple people and “experts” to weigh in on how the practice of real estate will change.

I have attended several events which were touted as answering that question but literally did nothing of the kind. I believe that I have a better understanding of how it will all change as the implementation date of August 17th approaches.

Until then, nothing at all is changing. I just listed a couple homes which will advertise a co-op (buyer’s agent) commission of 2.5%, which is rather typical. There are still listings on the MLS showing 2.8% co-op commissions, and some showing 2.0% co-op, but all of us realize that it’s important to offer a coop if we want our listings to sell.

After Aug. 17th, it will be strictly forbidden for the MLS and websites which get their listings from the MLS Zillow, and every brokerage website, including our own to even hint at a co-op commission. The penalty for doing so is loss of MLS access, which is a career-ending penalty.

Most people think that buyers and agents will have to call each listing agent before showing a home to find out if a co-op is being offered and what the

listings with you, and I’d be happy to arrange a showing. Even if you don’t buy one of those listings, it could give you ideas as to how you might improve your own outdoor living space.

We live in the best place on planet Earth in my opinion, and we want to live life to the fullest, right? Why limit ourselves to wonderful indoor living spaces, when we can also enjoy the the great environment that is outside our walls?

My broker associates and I are here to help you in any way that suits you.

The research for the above chart was conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of the American Home Furnishings Alliance and International Casual Furnishings Association among 1,000 nationally representative U.S. adults ages 18 and older between January 27-31, 2023.

Guest Article on April’s Real Estate Statistics

By MEGAN ALLER, First American Title

We are seeing a notable shift in the residential market, particularly within the attached property sector. This has been influenced by several key factors that have emerged in recent months.

Key Market Trends for April 2024:

¨ Active inventory has risen significantly, with a 31% increase in units for sale. New listings also saw a 14% uptick.

percentage or dollar amount will be. I watched one video presentation by a local brokerage which suggested that the amount of co-op could vary depending on the listing agent’s opinion of the professionalism of the buyer’s agent, offering 1% to one agent but 2% to another a terrible, likely illegal idea.

Not one person I read or listened to mentioned the printed brochure for a listing. It can easily state in print if a coop commission is offered and what the percentage or dollar amount is. This is no different than those for-sale-byowner listings which say “Co-op Paid.”

My practice will be to write listing agreements with 2.5 to 2.8 percent commissions, but with an additional provision authorizing me to promote on brochures, in this ad, and on listing websites (not connected to the MLS) a 2.0 to 2.8 percent co-op commission. I’m sure any seller will agree to that provision, because failure to do so would mean far fewer showings and offers.

Next Tuesday the Colorado Real Estate Commission will be presented by their Forms Committee with some minor changes to the purchase contract and listing contracts (for both buyers and sellers). I will attend that meeting and write about those changes the following week.

Underwriters are increasingly scrutinizing the financial health of Homeowners Associations (HOAs) due to new lending guidelines. This has led to a rise in HOA dues and special assessments, largely driven by significant increases in master insurance policy costs. For example, some sellers have experienced HOA dues rising from around $300 to over $800. In another instance, an HOA is planning a special assessment of $3,600 annually for the next five years to stabilize their finances. Additionally, many condo communities have let their FHA approvals lapse, complicating the purchase process for first-time and lower entry buyers.

Lenders are also wary of mixed-use commercial/condo communities, viewing the financial burden placed on commercial spaces as a riskier proposition. Consequently, we are seeing a marked shift from condos to single-family detached units. Buyers who might have considered a $500,000 condo with a $1,000 monthly HOA bill are finding better value in singlefamily homes priced around $700,000, offering a more sound investment.

¨ Demand, as measured by pending transactions, decreased by 6.6%, although closed transactions increased by 14% month-over-month.

¨ Months of inventory increased to 2.5 months, reflecting a lagging indicator based on March's contracts.

¨ Attached residential home prices have dropped from last month due to rising inventory and decreased demand. However, prices are still up 1.1% to 2.5% compared to last year.

¨ While multiple offers are less frequent and less intense compared to 20202022, March saw 28.8% of attached units selling over asking price, with an average overage of 2.0%. Many of these homes included concessions to buy down interest rates.

¨ The average days on market decreased to 35 days, with the median days on market dropping to 12 days.

¨ 41.9% of homes were under contract within 7 days, up 3.6% from last month. Homes under contract within this timeframe received an average of 100.5% of their original list price.

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Clear Creek County remembers commissioner, volunteer firefighter Sean Wood

Wood died unexpectedly May 6

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a somber and silent county commission meeting crowded with government and law enforcement leaders, Commissioner Randy Wheelock read into the record a resolution in appreciation for Clear Creek County Commissioner Sean C. Wood and his more than seven years of meritorious service to Clear Creek County.

“Commissioner Wood has rooted a legacy in Clear Creek County and he will long be remembered for his independence, courage and faith that we can always do better,” Wheelock read from the resolution at the May 21 meeting.

There were tears and heartbroken voices in the first Clear Creek County Commission meeting since the death of Wood on May 6.

Commissioners Wheelock and George Marlin did their best to keep composure as they voted the resolution of appreciation for Wood into the permanent record for Clear Creek County.

The empty seat on the commission with Wood’s nameplate and gavel represented, what many called, an empty hole in the county left by his death.

“The state of Colorado has lost a true public servant,” State Sen. Dylan Roberts said.

Clear Creek Sheriff Matt Harris

said he talked to Wood the morning of his death about their common goal of modernizing and professionalizing the sheriff’s department.

Wheelock governed in tandem with Wood for nearly eight years.

“Most of the time he didn’t say a lot, but he felt things very, very deeply,” Wheelock said.

One of his biggest regrets, Wheelock said, was that he and Wood never went skiing together as they’d always talked about.

Wheelock described Wood as a quiet, conscientious man who fought vigorously for what he believed would be of best benefit to the people of Clear Creek County.

“He wanted to make sure that we squeezed the last measure of good we possibly could out of every penny we spent for people,” Wheelock said. “I think he loved deeply… he was a man of integrity.”

Commissioner Marlin shared the responsibilities, challenges and debates faced by the commission for more than four years.

Marlin described Wood as a strong force who vehemently argued his position in county business but also a man who could see, accept and respect other points of view.

“It’s really hard to be emphatic and objective at the same time,” Marlin said. “He would argue for his option enthusiastically and hear a new fact and just turn around without a thought and say, ‘Oops I was wrong.’

That’s what grace looks like.”

Marlin said Wood “stood the people’s ground.”

‘We miss our brother’ Sean Wood also served as a volunteer firefighter with Evergreen Fire/ Rescue for more than 20 years.

“His death has been devastating to the Evergreen firefighting community,”

Risk Reduction Officer Einar Jensen said.

Although he was a volunteer, Wood achieved the title of driver/ engineer with the department.

“He was a role model,” Jensen said. “He was exceptional, he was a formal leader and an informal leader for the organization.”

Wood retired from the Evergreen Fire/Rescue Department in 2017, however, he continued to be active in his community and proactive in the fire service for Clear Creek County, Jensen said.

“He was there for his neighbors countless times,” Jensen said.

Wood’s legacy will live on in the Evergreen fire/rescue community, as well as the department’s continuing commitment to his family, Jensen added.,

“Once you’re in the fire service, you’re family,” he said.

“Selflessness” is a word associated with Wood and his decades of service to his community by many who knew him.

The end of the resolution read into the county commission record is the simple statement: “Sean, you will truly be missed.”

Wood is survived by his wife and three children.

Sean Wood “was there for his neighbors countless times” during his more than 20-years of volunteer service with Evergreen Fire/ Rescue. PHOTO COURTESY OF EVERGREEN FIRE/RESCUE

Clear Creek County Commissioners Randy Wheelock (left) Sean Wood (center) George Marlin (right). PHOTO COURTESY OF CLEAR CREEK COUNTY

Slated for destruction, former Sunshine Cafe in Idaho Springs will live on as an arts center for two months

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Idaho Springs city council members voted unanimously to approve holding o the destruction of the former Sunshine Cafe at 1856 Colorado Blvd. so the nonpro t Clear Creek Cultural Arts and Education program can use the indoor space for children’s music programs in June and July this summer.

e city recently purchased the property with plans to destroy the existing building and turn it into parking for the downtown Idaho Springs area, according to city administrators.

“Finding a space with four enclosed walls has proven to be a little more di cult than initially thought,” CCCAE Executive Director Carla Pokrywha Cole said in a memo to council members.

City council members and city sta discussed logistics, liability, insurance options and rental fee options

during the May 13 regular council meeting.

e overall consensus was it could work and council members discussed a rental cost to CCCAE at $1 a month for the two months requested.

As proposed, the children’s music program would operate ve days a week for approximately four hours a day during June and July this summer.

“We are a non-pro t organization sponsoring and bolstering our community creatives who educate and share their craft with the community,” Cole said to city council.

According to city administrators, the council is empowered to approve leases of less than one year by resolution, facilitating exible use of city-owned properties for community bene ts.

“It is our sincerest desire to make an impact in arts and culture in our city and county this year,” Cole wrote in a memo to council.

The former Sunshine Cafe building at 1856 Colorado Blvd. in Idaho Springs.

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One of the rst questions many of my clients ask is whether they need a trust. It’s a great question, but it leads to another: What do you want your estate plan to accomplish? First I will explain what trusts are and how they work. en I will look at the bene ts of a trust based plan so you will have a better idea of whether a trust is right for you and your family.

ere are many di erent types of trusts and they can accomplish a wide range of goals. However, when most people think about trusts, the one they have in mind is a Revocable or Living Trust.

A trust is a separate legal entity that is established by a trust agreement.  e grantor is the person who creates and signs the trust agreement.  e trust agreement sets forth the rules and guidelines the trustee must follow when managing the assets whether it is during the grantor’s incapacity or upon the death of the grantor.

After signing the trust agreement, the grantor’s assets are funded into the trust. Assets that may be funded into the trust include, but are not limited to, real property, nancial

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accounts, motor vehicles and other items. An example of trust funding is recording a deed moving the ownership of a house from the grantor’s name into the name of the trust. After assets are transferred into the name of the trust, the trust technically owns the assets; however the grantor can continue to use them as he or she normally would.

When the trust is created, the grantor names a trustee to manage the assets funded into the name of the trust.  Most grantors name themselves as the initial trustee, giving them complete control over the trust’s assets. A  successor trustee is also named to take over management of the trust upon the grantor’s incapacity and death.

One of the primary bene ts of a trust is that it enables assets held in the trust to avoid the probate process after the grantor’s death thereby avoiding the costs associated with probating the estate. e grantor can stipulate when, how,

and under what circumstances the successor trustee is authorized to distribute trust assets to bene ciaries. is is particularly important if the bene ciaries are not yet mature enough to manage an inheritance on their own, or in situations involving blended families.

Additionally a trust protects the privacy of the grantor (and beneciaries) because the trust’s provisions are con dential. Once a person’s Last Will and Testament is submitted to the probate process, it is a matter of public record. Anyone can access information about the decedent’s assets, creditors, debts and more.

Trusts can also be used to protect the grantor and the grantor’s family from a stressful and expensive guardianship (day-to-day decisions) proceeding or conservator ( nancial) proceeding if the grantor becomes incapacitated.  e probate court treats the appointment of a guardian and the appointment of a conservator as two separate lawsuits, each with their own rules.

As mentioned earlier, there are many di erent types of trusts. If one of your primary goals is to protect assets from long-term care

costs, creditors, lawsuits, and other threats, an Irrevocable Trust or an Asset Protection Trust may be a much better option then a Revocable Living Trust. If you have a loved one with special needs, a Special Needs Trust can allow you to create a fund for goods and services not provided by Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income while protecting eligibility for these vital programs.

ese are but a few examples of various trusts and what they can accomplish. If you’re still not sure whether you need a trust, we welcome the opportunity to explain your options in detail and, if appropriate in your particular circumstances, design and implement the trust that’s right for you and your family.

Carolyn Moller Duncan’s Duncan Legal, PC is located in Centennial with a practice emphasis on estate planning, probate and trust administration. Carolyn has over 22 years of experience practicing law in Colorado. Carolyn is a member of the Colorado Bar, Trust & Estate Section, Family Law Section and Denver County Bar Association.

OLDS: This week in the Clear Creek Courant…

50 years of Courant headlines not to be confused with

BY TEDDY JACOBSEN

news

SPECIAL TO THE CLEAR CREEK COURANT

County looks at designated shooting range – May 29, 2013

In response to complaints from the public, Clear Creek County commissioners joined a task force of Front Range counties that wanted to create

designated shooting ranges on their forest lands. “If you put in a developed shooting range,” Commissioner Tim Mauch said, “then you attract the activity to those locations.”

Popular teacher not rehired –June 1, 1994

e Idaho Springs School Board voted to not renew the contract of popular King-Murphy kindergarten teacher Julie Antenucci. She was interning for a teacher on a leave of absence. Parents and Principal Steve Selle came out to support Antenucci. Supt. John Klieforth said, “Hopefully we will nd a place for her in the future.”

Flight for Life chopper crashes –June 1, 1979

A rescue mission by the St. Anthony Hospital Flight for Life helicopter nearly ended in disaster when the chopper got tangled in power lines and crashed on Interstate 70, just over the Je erson County line. Only the pilot was in the helicopter and he sustained no serious injuries.

Tracy Giefer and Kevin Nay named top secondary school students –May 31, 1974

Tracy Giefer, 17, of Hyland Hills,

and Kevin Nay, 17, of Idaho Springs, were chosen as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the Clear Creek Secondary School senior class. e two were set to address their classmates, teachers and others at graduation.

e Clear Creek Courant was created in August of 1973. ese items come from Courant’s historic archives. As it turns out, previous Courant writers had the same idea for the paper’s 25th anniversary. eir section was dubbed, “Olds: Not to be confused with news.” It lives on for an entire year to celebrate the paper’s 50th birthday.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A patriotic boost at Buchanan Park

With Flag Day coming up on June 14 and the Fourth of July not far behind, you may be looking for a patriotic boost.  We all, in our own way, can do our part and show our appreciation for the privileges we have long enjoyed.  Freedom comes at a cost.  In our busy lives, we often forget the men and women who have made sacri ces to win or preserve our freedom. e American Flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride and history.

When you celebrate Flag Day or the 4th of July, a visit to the Veterans Commemorative Walk in Buchanan Park will help you appreciate your country even more.  Each plaque on the walk pays tribute to the Americans who supported our ideals through their sacri ces in di erent wars.   e bronze Sentry statue represents a service member standing guard at his post.   e statue is of the everyday common soldier, sailor, air force, coast guard or marine of the time. On this Flag Day, Friday, June 14th, you can show your appreciation and pay your respects to those Patriots who rst won

our independence almost 250 years ago as we dedicate a new bronze plaque honoring those heroes.  e Mountain Rendezvous Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be dedicating the America 250! Marker, the newest addition to the Commemorative Walk. Be sure to allow yourself time to walk from the parking lot to arrive for the dedication ceremony by 1 p.m.

We encourage you to get into the red, white and blue spirit as the 250th anniversary of our country’s independence draws near, and all while you enjoy a relaxing stroll along the paths in Buchanan Park.

Mary Steinbrecher, Evergreen

Joy’s Kitchen

I am happy to see the new arrival of Joy’s Kitchen at the old Hard Rock Cafe in Empire. I don’t know them personally but I was impressed with their place, service and the food was gourmet quality sandwiches and salad for little more than Subway prices. It seems like since Covid, things have gone downhill and it’s was a pleasant surprise to see an exception.

Mike Caistor, Idaho Springs

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Joan St Claire Treder November 28, 1931 - May 6, 2024

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UPCOMING

Clear Creek Ranger District: Meet us at the Clear Creek Ranger Station for our rst trail cleanup of the season. Bring: gloves, shovels, rakes, water, snacks, sunscreen, closed-toed shoes. Starts at 8:30 a.m. June 8 at Clear Creek Ranger District 101 CO-103, Idaho Springs.

Clear Creek County Library District: Summer Reading begins the week of June 10. is year’s theme is “Adventure Begins at Your Library.” We will o er crafts and educational play for children, and this year, we have some additional adventures planned.

Silver Plume’s George Rowe Museum grand opening: e grand opening celebration for the George Rowe Museum in Silver Plume will be from 12:30-3:30 p.m. June 15 at the museum, 315 Main St., Silver Plume. In addition to museum tours, there will be a spelling bee, yard games, a bake sale, a live classroom experience and a scavenger hunt.

Idaho Springs Historical Society Garage Sale: Vendors invited to set up a table or booth for a “garage sale” at the Historical Society and Visitors Center, 2060 Miner St., Idaho Springs. e event will take place on Saturday, June 15. For information about purchasing space for a booth or table, contact the Historical Society at 303-5674382.

Slacker Half-Marathon: e

Slacker Half-Marathon from Loveland Ski Area to Georgetown is June 22. e event includes both a

Joanie is survived by her son James Treder and her daughter in love Teresa rasher of Casper, Wyoming. Her sister-in-law Rhonda Treder of Laguna Hills, California, numerous nieces and nephews across the country, plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren she considered her own.

A graveside service will be held at the Idaho Springs Cemetary on June 6th at 11 am.

Joan “Joanie” St Claire Treder, age 92, passed away in Casper Wyoming on May 6th, 2024. Joanie was born in Charleston South Carolina on November 28th, 1931, to Harry and Myrtle Lovejoy. Harry was a Chief Petty O cer in the US Navy, so Joanie and her 3 older siblings were Navy “brats”. In 1951, Joanie married Arthur S. Treder of Idaho Springs Colorado. ey moved to Edgewater, Colorado, and remained married until Arthur’s passing in 2001. She then moved to Casper, Wyoming, in 2016 and spent her remaining years with her son. She was adventurous, fearless, and determined to do things on her own terms. She loved with her whole heart and will be truly missed by all who met and knew her.

SETTING THE STAGE

Colorado-born

BY BELEN WARD

actress brings immersive

one-woman show to Denver Fringe Festival

Lauren Hance will perform her one-woman award-winning comedy show “Holy O” at the 2024 Denver Fringe Festival on June 6, 7 and 9.

“ e Denver Fringe Festival does a fantastic job,” Hance said. “I have a lot of family and friends who live in the Denver area. So, it was a nice combination to be able to take my show to a place where a lot of people that I know can come and see it.”

Director and developer Amelia Peterson described the show as a cross between “Fleabag” and “ e Vagina Monologues.”

“It’s for audiences who are up for something playful, heartwarming, and experimental,” Peterson said.

In “Holy O,” Hance plays Vera in a solo comedy performance in which the audience becomes part of the play directly from their seats. e main character, Vera, contemplates becoming a nun but can’t let go of her vibrators.

“ e onset of rapturous prayers complicates her situation, leading the audience to assume the role of an advice-giving saint,” Hance said.

“As Vera’s story unfolds, it intertwines with choose-your-ownadventure stories that explore the connection of body, spirit and sexuality,” Hance continued. “Along the way, the audience helps Vera make some of the biggest decisions of her life, starting with what shirt to wear.”

Hance was born and raised at the Air Force Academy in Colorado

Springs but now lives in Houston. As a little girl, Hance said she already had the personality to be an entertainer.

“When I was a little girl, my mom would put me in the grocery cart. She said I babbled before I even talked,” Hance said.

Hance said her mother decided she had to do something with her since she was very entertaining and thought she would put her play. So, in elementary school, she joined the school play and YMCA.

“It was the best thing ever. I love it. It was what I wanted to do since I was a little girl,” she said.

Hance studied theater at Abilene Christian University in West Texas and started as an actress. She graduated with a degree in Directing.

“Like many performers, you go out into the world and try to get into act-

ing. When I was in Texas, it was hard to make a complete living as an actor, no matter where you live,” Hance said.

“ ey have a great auxiliary campus in Houston with a good arts and culture program. I also liked many teachers who were interested in lm and all forms of art,” she continued.

Hance also has a master’s degree in theology, arts, and culture from Fuller eological Seminary. She said that “Holy O” was part of her thesis project.

“Now, I take it on the road to di erent festivals,” Hance said.

Hance travels coast to coast, producing, being a playwright and directing theater. She also hosts and produces a podcast, “What is Fringe?”

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Hance said Peterson helped her develop and direct “Holy O.” She spent her career working with playwrights and presenting at festivals, such as the Kennedy Center’s Page to Stage Festival and the New York International Fringe Festival.

“I’m also working now with Cathy Lam-Patrie, a co-director. She is helping me with some more acting because Amelia has been a part of this show, but my show is self-producing, and she is taking a pause to work on some other projects in Knoxville,” Hance said.

Hance said Cathy Lam-Patrie is an internationally recognized producer from Hong Kong who is devoted to advancing justice-focused work. In 2023, she received the Edinburgh Fringe First Award for “A Funeral for My Friend Who Is Still Alive.”

“Amelia is all groovy about me getting assistance because we’re all in it for the betterment of the piece. We had long conversations about the development process,” Hance said. “We sent me o to do my work with festivals.”

In addition to several other awards, “Holy O” received a “Best of Fringe” award from DC eatre Arts and was described by reviewer Ari Rogers as “a deeply moving, uniquely intimate, and spiritual exploration of sexuality.”

“It was exciting to receive these awards. is is probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done artistically because it’s self-produced, and I’m the writer and the performer,” Hance said.

Hance said that on the business side, she does all the work, sending out press releases and learning how to do that process, advertising and getting people to the show.

“It’s been one of the hardest things I’ve done but also one of the best things that I’ve ever done,” she said. “I’ve grown so much, and my ability to believe in myself, who I am and what I can do, and how I can impact the world.”

Hance said she is very relational, and her show is very relational. e audience gets very involved, which excites her.

“I love connecting with people and

creating space for them to feel the experience. It feels good when other people recognize my work and really believe what I’m doing. And it’s nice when other people say they believe in what I’m doing,” Hance said.

“Denver has a vibrant art scene. It’s inspiring to come to a city that supports the arts, and the Fringe Festival is received well. I’m particular about where I go because it costs a lot of time and money to take a show somewhere and the place that is going and want it to be successful within the art scene and the festival,” Hance continued.

Hance’s “Holy O” performances during the Denver Fringe Festival will be at Big Up Studios, 3410 Blake St., Denver, CO 80205.

“Holy O” showtimes are at 8 p.m. ursday, June 6, 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 7, and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 9.  Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at https://denverfringe.org/ shows/holy-o/. For more information about the show, go to theholyoplay.com.

The Denver Fringe Festival

Now in its fth year running, this

year’s Denver Fringe Festival boasts more than 150 performances, including 60 original productions that include theater, dance, circus, comedy, cabaret and more. e four-day festival, which takes place June 6-9, will take place in roughly 20 venues, primarily located in Denver’s RiNo and Five Points, and a satellite location in Aurora.

In addition to “Holy O,” some other highlights include “King Penny Radio,” an improvised 1940’s radio show complete with costumes and old-timey piano music; “Disko Boy,” a family-friendly drag show featuring Hans L’Adida; and “Raw Groove: Life of the Party,” which will take audience members on an Afrofuturistic journey with dance and live musical performances.

“To be able to produce a show and have the right exposure is hard to come by,” said Constance Harris with Raw Groove. “With the network that Denver Fringe has in place with venues and audiences, it cuts out some of the obstacles and allows artists to produce what they want.”

Harris, who is also known by her stage name Connie Love, is partici-

pating in the festival for the rst time this year.

Even more to look forward to this year are additional experiences such as “On e Fringes,” which is a visual art exhibit that will be on display through June 21 at Ironton Distillery in Denver; and Fringe Free-For-All, which will consist of a variety of performances in free-entry venues and street performances.

“We’re really manifesting our goal of making the arts accessible to all,” said Ann Sabbah, executive director of the Denver Fringe Festival, in a press release. “ e elements we’re adding this year allow us to support more independent artists, collaborate within the community and share live performance art with more people. We’re ve years in and the re for Fringe is burning bright.”

e Denver Fringe Festival is known for providing “unjuried, uncensored and unconventional art” to all. ose wanting a more family-friendly experience can attend KidsFringe, which o ers two free shows catered for an audience of kids and families.

PHOTO AT LEFT: In Lauren Hance’s one-woman show “Holy O,” her character Vera is asleep on stage as the audience enters the theater. Each audience member is given four gold pipe cleaners and instructions on how to make their own “saintly” orb.

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In a sudden realization in “Holy O,” Vera proclaims that she wants to keep her clothes and wonders why she prays for people.

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Idaho Springs Visitors Center and Historical Society to host garage sale

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Visitors Center and Historical Society will host a garage sale for locals from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 15 in Idaho Springs.

Booths or tables will be available to locals for a $25 rental fee ahead of the sale.

e goal is twofold, according to Executive Director Jan Boland, rst to raise some funds for the Historical Society but second and more importantly, Boland said, is to raise awareness of what it has to o er to locals.

“We’re looking to draw more local people in to view their museum. ere are a lot of people in town who have

think it’s the visitor center,” Boland said. “It’s a great opportunity for people to come through and take a look at their museum. We have people come in from around the world who exclaim

Jan Boland points to a black and white photo at the Historical Society in Idaho Springs.

that Boland refers to as “cute.”

Historic photos and mining artifacts ll the museum and visitor center at 2060 Miner St. in Idaho Springs.

An original mining cart lled with raw ore, some of which Boland said still contains some gold particles sits center-stage in the museum.

Items from the original 10th Mountain Division, which trained in Clear Creek County and fought in World War II are also on display.

to us what a wonderful museum we are for such a small town.” e museum is constantly updating or adding to its collection, including a taxidermy mountain lion recently provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife

At this point, 16 vendor spaces are available and you can reach Boland at  (303) 567-4382 to reserve a retail space in the parking lot.

“We have a lot of history here, so we just want people to come in and see it,” Boland said.

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half-marathon and a four-mile run/ relay. For more information, visit slackerhalfmarathon.com.

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CASA of the Continental Divide seeks volunteers:CASACD promotes and protects the best interests of abused and neglected children involved in court proceedings through the advocacy e orts of trained CASA volunteers. Be the di erence and advocate for the youth in our community. O ce: (970) 513-9390.

Test sirens scheduled: In an effort to notify people in the town of Georgetown of potential ooding due to the unlikely event of a dam failure at Xcel Energy’s Cabin Creek or Georgetown hydroelectric plants, sirens will be tested the rst Wednesday of every month.

Clear Creek EMS/Evergreen Fire Rescue Launch Mugs for Rugs Campaign: Bring an old throw rug and you’ll leave with a bright green mug! You can bring them to Station 1A in Dumont, 3400 Stanley Road, or you can email captains@clearcreekems. com and CCEMS will come to you to make the trade. Clear Creek EMS also o ers fall-risk assessments by bringing someone from the re department to make sure smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are working properly. To request a visit, ll out the form at www.clearcreekcounty. us/1388/Community-Outreach.

Clear Creek Democrats: e Clear

Creek Democrats meet from 5-7 p.m. the third ursday of the month at the Vintage Moose in Idaho Springs. Join them for conversation and social time.

Blue Spruce Habitat volunteers needed: Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers. A variety of opportunities and exible schedules are available on new construction sites as well as for exterior minor home repairs. No previous construction experience needed. Contact volunteer@bluesprucehabitat.org for information.

Walk-in vaccine clinics: Walk-in vaccine clinics for adults and children needing u and other vaccines are available from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays at the Clear Creek Health and Wellness Center, 1969 Miner St., Idaho Springs. No appointments required for the vaccines, though you can pre-register by calling 303-670-7528.

Resilience1220 counseling: Young people 12 to 20 can get free counseling through an Evergreen-based organization called Resilience1220. Composed of licensed therapists, Resilience1220 serves individuals and groups in the foothills including Clear Creek County. ey also facilitate school and community groups to build life skills in wellness and resilience among youth. For more information or to schedule a counseling session, visit R1220.org, email Resilience1220@gmail.com or call 720282-1164.

Dental clinics: Cleanings, X-rays, dentures, tooth extractions and more. Most insurances are accepted

including Medicaid. Sliding scale/ low-cost options are also available. No appointment necessary. is is a mobile dentist that comes once a month. Call program manager Lauralee at 720-205-4449 for questions.

Clear Creek Rotary 2000 meetings: Clear Creek Rotary 2000 meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Marion’s of the Rockies. 2805 Colorado Blvd., Idaho Springs. For more information, email loe er806@comcast.net.

Support After Suicide Loss: A safe place to share and learn after losing a loved one to suicide. is group meets every fourth Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. via Zoom or in person at the Resilience1220 ofce. For ages 14 and up. Suggested donation for this group is $15. Register at resilience1220.org/groups.

Storytime with Miss Honeybun: Storytime with Miss Honeybun is at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays at the Idaho Springs Public Library and at 11:15 a.m. ursdays at the John Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown.

Sensitive Collection: Resilience1220 strives to inform and support highly sensitive people to live

healthy and empowered lives. It meets the third Wednesday of each month from 6-7 p.m. and is o ered via Zoom or in person at the Resilience1220 o ce. Register at resilience1220.org/groups.

Public Health o ering sexual health and family planning: Clear Creek County Public Health is now o ering Sexual Health and Planning Services at the Health and Wellness Center in Idaho Springs. Public Health o ers counseling, emergency contraception, pregnancy testing, STI and HIV screenings, basic infertility services and birth control options and referrals. ese services are con dential. Public Health can also now bill Medicaid and most private insurance. However, if you do not have insurance, fees are based on a sliding scale — and no one will be turned away if they are unable to pay.

Clear Creek County Lookout Alert: e CodeRED alerts have been replaced by the Lookout Alert. Residents can sign up for emergency alerts county-wide by signing up at www.lookoutalert.co. e new site replaces CodeRED following the switch to Je Com911 for emergency dispatch earlier this year.

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Evergreen woman to ride for cancer awareness

Mother who lost daughter to neuroendocrine tumors will raise funds to better educate doctors on uncommon condition

BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On June 8, Evergreen resident Gil Schaenzle will push o on a onemonth, 1,000-mile bicycle ride to raise awareness of an uncommon form of cancer — one that took her 20-year-old daughter’s life.

Anna Rose died from neuroendocrine cancer in 2017, after doctors initially misdiagnosed her with sev-

eral other conditions.

Funds raised from Schaenzle’s ride will go toward educating doctors about neuroendocrine tumors, to buy time and better treatment for other patients and families.

“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve cried over the years, seeing another person I know with NET cancer pass away,” Schaenzle said. “I feel like there’s just so much more to be done to keep getting more awareness of this out there.”

Over 90% of NET patients are incorrectly diagnosed and treated for the wrong disease, according to the Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Network, which said NET has low priority for medical research because it was traditionally considered rare — a fact that is changing as diagnoses climb. Schaenzle said doctors she’s spoken to said they spent about

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45 minutes on it during medical school, a fact she wants to change.

cer in the world,” Schaenzle said. “It takes patients ve to seven years on average to get a diagnosis. But if you catch it early and you’re low grade, you can have a pretty wonderful life. If you’re getting the right treatment and nutrition, and the right plan, you can actually die of something else.”

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While her knees are telling her not to run such distances again, she’s not done yet. is time, Schaenzle will spread her message on wheels. at’s not the only change she’s ex-

“I still miss Anna with every single breath, but I have learned how to look at my grief di erently, how to sit with it and accept it,” she said. “ is time, I feel this is about other NET patients. is is about the ones who are still here, who aren’t getting the right treatment and need a diagnosis.”

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toric water canals from Cincinnati to Washington, D.C., ending on the steps of Congress. ere, she plans to meet with U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, a NET patient who’s been supportive of her campaign. She also hopes for media coverage to further spread her message.

In 2016, Anna Rose was a “perfectly healthy athlete” when she started experiencing numbness in her legs while running, then passing out playing volleyball or running. After months of worsening illness and misdiagnosis, a Denver endocrinologist diagnosed her with NET.

“She was smart, beautiful, with kindness oozing from every pore when she started having these seemingly unconnected symptoms,” her mother said. “She had a very bright future. She was in her rst year of college at Colorado Mesa University when she was diagnosed. She was in chemo on her 21st birthday, when most kids are out having a good time. She passed shortly after.”

In 2017, Schaenzle did her rst event to raise awareness about NET. en a long-distance runner, she did half marathons through all the na-

Anna Rose’s father and Schaenzle’s husband Fred will drive a van that will accompany her on her journey. She knows from her 2017 run that such e orts get results. at garnered her an appearance on the Today show.

“I’ve had people say, ‘If I hadn’t seen you on the Today show, I would never have known I had NET cancer. But I knew when I saw you that’s what I had, and I got the right diagnoses and I’m being treated,’” she said. It’s the best use of her time Schaenzle knows.

“When Anna Rose was sick, I prayed every day he would give it to me; I was ne with going,” she said. “And that didn’t happen. But since then I have prayed every day to please take my brokenness and use it to help other people. It’s so important we don’t look down the cesspool of grief and never come back again.” For information or to make a donation, go to e Healing Net.

Evergreen’s Gil Schaenzle will set o June 8 on a 1,000-mile bike ride to raise awareness of a rare cancer known as neuroendocrine tumors. She lost her daughter Anna Rose to NETs cancer in 2017.

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Environmentalists threaten suit over gas permits

Groups urge EPA to crack down after missed deadlines

BY MICHAEL BOOTH

THE COLORADO SUN

e Colorado Air Pollution Control Division has missed its EPA deadline to rewrite permits for a Weld County oil and gas complex, and an environmental group says it will sue the federal agency for delaying its takeover of the permits.

e EPA on Jan. 30 said state regulators writing permits for Bonanza Creek Energy hadn’t guaranteed that aring operations would burn o pollutants and prevent air quality violations. e EPA order set a 90-day clock ticking for state revisions.

“Colorado is e ectively giving the oil and gas industry a free pass to pollute under illegal permits,” said Jer-

emy Nichols, a senior advocate at the nonpro t Center for Biological Diversity. “We need the EPA to intervene to ensure public health and the environment comes rst and put an end to Colorado’s dangerous foot-dragging.”

e center noti ed the EPA it will le a lawsuit in the delays handling the allegedly awed permits.

e center says the EPA and state regulators have also failed to act quickly enough on other permits, including revisions to permits for the frequently ned Suncor Re nery in Commerce City.

“ ey seem to be at a loss when it comes to xing legally awed permits,” Nichols said.

Colorado o cials acknowledged the deadline has passed, but said they are working on it.

“We are evaluating EPA’s concerns detailed in the order so we can respond appropriately,” division

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spokesperson Leah Schleifer said. Bonanza Creek’s permits are fully enforceable while the issues are worked out, she said. e division does not comment when issues move into litigation, she added.

Environmental advocates who won the January EPA order through petitions say the ruling could impact thousands of other oil and gas permits in Colorado and other states, because Colorado’s recent ozone failures mean far more drillers must get air pollution permits dictating how they will limit releases of ozonecausing chemicals. e EPA may now consistently order those drilling and processing sites to test the e ectiveness of their aring rather than rely on predictions of how the equipment will work, the advocates said.

e four Bonanza Creek oil and gas wells in question “are de ned under the Clean Air Act as ‘major sources’ of

nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, which form ground-level ozone, the key ingredient of smog. e wells contribute to dangerous air quality in the Denver Metro-North Front Range area, a nine-county region home to more than 4 million people that has violated ozone health standards for nearly two decades,” the Center for Biological Diversity said.

e oil and gas industry says similar ares can burn o 95% of the targeted emissions, but the nonpro t groups say Colorado is not writing permits in a way that demands the most e ective aring equipment or monitoring afterward to prove the emissions are gone.

is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state.

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Area high school swimmers headline the roster of Coloradans qualified for U.S. Olympic trials

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Between slews of di erent strokes, roughly 320,000 competitive swimmers across America come up for air unsure of their placings as they compete against other swimmers and themselves.

e athletes can only hope with bated breath that their score is Olympic-worthy when they breach for the nal time. Only about 800 will make it.

Just seven swimmers registered to Colorado clubs emerged victorious, o cially qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis on June 15-23. Two are high schoolers from the Denver metro area.

Douglas County High School’s Mila Nikanorov and Cherry Creek High School’s Charlotte Wilson headline the group. Both (recently graduated) seniors are rst-team all-state Colorado swimmers and multiple Class 5A state champions. Both also swam club for Highlands Ranch Athletics.

“Ever since I was 13, it was something that I wanted to do. It was a big goal,” Nikanorov, an Ohio State commit, said. “I had smaller goals to keep track of the progress and not make it seem unreachable. I really pride myself in knowing that I stuck with something for at least four years. I got my rst trials cut when I was 17.”

To qualify for the trials, athletes must post a qualifying time standard.

e necessary qualifying times to earn a

trip to Indianapolis are at www. usaswimming.org/.

Because of the registry process for the team trials, athletes may have been born in Colorado but are currently training elsewhere, so they won’t be on this list. Here is the list of registered Coloradans who quali ed, according to USA Swimming:

Mila Nikanorov (age 18 from Douglas County); Charlotte Wilkson (age 17 from Cherry Creek); Madi Mintenko (age 16 from Colorado Springs); Joshua Corn (age 19 from Morrison); Gavin Keogh (age 16 from Erie); Ben Sampson (age 21 from Arvada); Morgan Lukinac (age 20 from Boulder).

Nikanorov recently swam the second-fastest time in Colorado history in the 500-meter freestyle at the high school state competition (4:42.49), just missing Olympian

Missy Franklin’s record by 0.77 seconds. Her time is currently the fastest high school time in the 500-meter freestyle in the country this year, and the second-fastest time in state meet history in all classi cations.

Wilson led Cherry Creek to its fourth straight 5A title and is a twotime individual state champion. Her time of 52.90 in the 100-meter backstroke is the third-fastest time in state meet history among all classi cations.

“It was something I had on my goal list for this year,” Wilson, a University of Virginia commit, said. “I had been trying to qualify for a year and a half since the times came out for quali cations because I’ve been super close for a while.” e multi-year commitment to this goal doesn’t stop now.

Mila Nikanorov recently swam the second-fastest time in Colorado history in the 500-meter freestyle at the high school state competition (4:42.49), just missing Olympian Missy Franklin’s record by 0.77 seconds. She will swim for Ohio State University this fall. COURTESY

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Both Wilson and Nikanorov are determined to display their best showings in Indy this summer but are relishing the accomplishment of just getting there.

“I’m just going to have fun with it. I’m already there,” Nikanorov said. “I’m just going to enjoy myself with the experience of going to the biggest meet in the country. I’ve been working on mental skills, just keeping myself calm especially knowing I’m going to be competing at such a high level with very fantastic swimmers as well.”

Positive self-talk is a tool swimmers rely on in what is arguably the most mental sport of them all, Nikanorov said.

It can be easy to get into a negative mindset during di cult sets, so utilizing one or two positive afrmations is more powerful than one might think.

feel coming from Colorado helps

“You have to race fast people to go fast times,” she said. “Having that group of fast swimmers in Colorado, especially people doing distance, which is what I do, really helps me. e competitive aspect of racing people in the state has helped me improve. I’ve practiced with some people from other (Colorado) teams which has been challenging but helpful to see what I can do to improve my training.”

Of the 800 at the trials, a max of 52 (26 men and 26 women) can make the Olympic Team.

Even if Wilson and Nikanorov don’t continue their path to Paris this summer, the locals are excited about the learning opportunity, picking the brains of the best swimmers in the nation this summer.

“Swimming is a really big mental game,” Wilson said. “You can be perfectly physically ready to swim super fast, but any mental doubt or mental hiccup is probably the biggest aspect of not falling short of your goals. For me, the biggest thing is being mentally ready and prepared to swim as fast as I can.”

But mental fortitude can only take you so far, especially once you reach the “top of the top of the top”,

as Wilson put it. Team trials can be the best place to learn and soak up skills from the best in the country, whether you make the Olympic cut or not, Wilson said.

e two Division I swimmers both

“I’m just so excited to swim with the greatest ever,” Wilson said. “I think it’s every swimmer’s goal when they’re little: ‘Wow, I want to make the Olympics.’ I’m just so excited to start training in college and to try and push my limits of what I think is possible for myself.”

For more information, including purchasing tickets for the U.S. Team Trials in Indianapolis, visit www.usaswimming.org/.

Mila Nikanorov takes a beat between races. The 18-year-old from Douglas County currently holds the fastest high school time in the 500-meter freestyle in the country, and the second-fastest time in Colorado meet history in all classifications.

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Ben Sampson, a former Ralston Valley swimmer from Arvada, swims for Colorado Mesa University above. Sampson, 21, is the oldest Coloradan from the state at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis from June 15-23.

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State plans to bring back another species

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

A new predator could be coming to Colorado’s high country but supporters are promising this reintroduction will be di erent.

Colorado lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved the return of wolverines to Colorado’s alpine landscape, with a plan “that is completely opposite from the wolf reintroduction process,” said Sen. Dylan Roberts, a Democrat from Avon who co-sponsored the legislation with Sen. Perry Will, a Republican from New Castle.

Roberts said the pair’s Senate Bill 171 marks “a responsible way to do wildlife reintroduction.” e bill is heading to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk for nal approval. If signed, the e ort will mark the rst-ever attempt to

restore wolverines to a native range.   Roberts and Will are among the most outspoken critics of the state’s wolf reintroduction e ort and spent two years crafting the wolverine bill with input from Western Slope residents, the resort industry and wildlife biologists.

e wolverine legislation allows the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate an experimental population in Colorado, which gives Colorado Parks and Wildlife the ability to manage reintroduction. at federal approval of a state-managed population of federally protected animals is allowed under section 10(j) in the Endangered Species Act. at 10(j) designation will require the federal government to review the reintroduction plan under the National Environmental Policy Act, which can take a year or longer.

Senate Bill 171 also establishes a funding tool so ranchers who lose livestock to wolverines can be compensated. ere is no deadline for when Colorado Parks and Wildlife should return wolverines to the state.

and a compensation program were crafted to avoid the pitfalls of wolf reintroduction, “where they just went to the ballot rst and then lled in all the safeguards afterwards,” Roberts said.

“I think the bipartisan support and

sponsorship of this legislation reects the long-term process this has gone through rather than rushing it though like wolves,” he said.  ere are somewhere between 300 and 400 wolverines in the lower 48

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Senate Bill 171, Restoration of Wolverines, will reintroduce the animals to Colorado.

states of North America. e largest member of the weasel family is native to Colorado, but the last wolverine in Colorado was killed in 1919. CPW conducted a dozen surveys in the late 1980s to the mid 1990s searching for wolverines across the Western Slope and found none. Wolverines are extremely solitary and the 15-to-40-pound animals roam territories that are 8 times larger than needed for lynx. e U.S. and Fish and Wildlife Service in 2020 declined to list the wolverine as threatened but a federal court overturned that decision.

In November last year the federal agency designated the carnivore as threatened, citing updated threats based on climate impacts to high altitude snow coverage, fractured habitat and trapping activity.

Colorado wildlife o cials rst began planning wolverine reintroduction in the late 1990s but restoration plans were delayed as the state focused on restoring Canadian lynx. Wolverine reintroduction was delayed again in 2010 as federal ofcials weighed the protection status for wolverines.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has already begun reigniting wolverine restoration work that began in 2010 as the state concluded reintroduction of Canadian lynx. e Colorado wildlife biologists presented an early plan to CPW commissioners earlier this month at a meeting in Montrose. at theoretical plan calls for releasing up to 45 wolverines over three years — 30 females and 15 males — in three zones: north of Interstate 70, a central zone between I-70 and U.S. 50 and a southern zone in the San Juans.

at plan could yield a sustainable population of 100 wolverines in the next three or four decades, according to survival rate information from Sweden, where biologists have studied wolverines for 30 years.

“No agency has attempted this so we are on the cutting edge, I think,” wildlife researcher scientist Jake Ivan told the commissioner at the Montrose meeting. “We have done what we can to prepare ourselves for this but everything really is unknown to a degree at this point. I think our success will likely require our ability to adapt and roll with the punches.”

e legislation sets aside $103,000

to help cover the costs of increased sta ng and workload connected to the reintroduction. Wolverine attacks on livestock are rare but Utah wildlife o cials in March 2022 captured and collared a 4-year-old male after it attacked and killed rancher’s sheep.

e last wolverine con rmed in Colorado was in 2009, when a collared male traveled south from the Teton Range in Wyoming and hung out around Rocky Mountain National Park for several years. e wolverine eventually headed up to North Dakota, where it was shot in 2016 by a rancher who said it was threatening his cows.

Is another reintroduction being proposed too soon?

Colorado House co-sponsors Tisha Mauro, a Democrat from Pueblo and Rep. Barbara McLachlan, a Democrat from Durango, made sure to tell fellow lawmakers that “these are weasels, not wolves.”

McLachlan, during discussion on the Colorado House oor on May 2, said she spoke with cattlemen who were wary of the legislation “because wolverines sound too much like wolves.”

“Wolverines are much smaller. ey are scavengers,” she said. “ ey do not eat cattle. ey do not eat sheep. ey do not eat people.”

House Assistant Minority Leader Ty Winter, a Republican from Trinidad, voted against the legislation but said on the House oor May 2 that the lawmakers sponsoring the bill “are doing it right” and doing “everything that should have been done with wolf reintroduction.”

Even though wolves were reintroduced in December in northern Colorado, far from Winter’s southern Colorado district, he said his constituents feel wolves arrived “with no real plan …and they’ve got heartburn from this still.”

Rep. Richard Holtorf, a Republican from Akron, also opposed the legislation, saying “the agriculture community has not recovered from the introduction of the last predator species.”

“I think it’s better if we are going to do this to take time and not just try to rush the introduction of these animals that are not very compatible with so much of what is Colorado,” Holtorf said on the House oor May 2. “I fear the wolverine will not like it here.”

e lack of a deadline for Colorado

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Parks and Wildlife to return wolverines to Colorado and the requirement for U.S. Fish and Wildlife to permit an experimental population addressed concerns for both ranch-

ers and the resort industry. Ski areas expressed some concern that the endangered status of wolverines would complicate operations without that 10(j) rule exemption from the federal government. It’s expected that mining, agriculture, logging and ski industry representatives will be involved in the reintroduction e ort and the 10(j) des-

ignation review.

“ e 10(j) rule is the way to really address those concerns and make sure ski area operations can continue without major regulatory burdens,” said Megan Mueller, a conservation biologist with Rocky Mountain Wild. “I think Colorado Parks and Wildlife worked hard to include stakeholders in the wolf

reintroduction and they are doing the best they can, but with legislation, stakeholders have real guarantees that their concerns will be addressed.”

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2. e Rolling Stones, in 1969. e song ended up in the “Band Hero” video game in 2009 and in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014.

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4. Sting, with the Police, in 1983. e song stayed at the top of the chart for eight weeks.

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Public Notice

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2024-002

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 26, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Clear Creek records.

Original Grantor(s) Drew J. O’Brien

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Indenture Trustee for Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-GH2

Date of Deed of Trust

January 30, 2002

County of Recording Clear Creek

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 05, 2002

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 211269Book: 634 Page: 330

Original Principal Amount

$199,285.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$90,556.56

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK 6, BLUE VALLEY ACRES- UNIT 1, COMBINED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER6, 1989, IN BOOK 470, PAGE631, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1645 LITTLE BEAR CREEK RD, IDAHO SPRINGS, CO 80452.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, 06/27/2024, at The Clear Creek County Public Trustee’s Office, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs

and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication5/2/2024

Last Publication5/30/2024

Name of Publication

The Clear Creek Courant

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 02/26/2024

Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

David R. Doughty #40042

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295

Attorney File # 18-019428

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Legal Notice No. CCC838

First Publication: May 2, 2024

Last Publication: May 30, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

BY LLOYD B. CULP AND JESSICA BALLARD.

WHEREAS the Town of Silver Plume, Colorado {the Town) is a home rule municipality duly and regularly organized and validly existing as a body corporate and politic under and by virtue of the constitution and laws of the State of Colorado; and

WHEREAS Lloyd B. Culp and Jessica Ballard are the current owners of the property legally described as “STORMY Lot: 6 SVR PLM 559/889 719/411 720/266 774/655 774/653 809/118 848/638 848/640 848/31o 877/964 877/967”, which borders the Town of Silver Plume’s Dinger Park and provides access from Dinger Park to Clear Creek; and

WHEREAS the Board of Trustees has determined that it is in the best interest of the Town of Silver Plume to acquire said property to allow unrestricted access to Clear Creek from Dingers Park; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has determined that acquiring the property serves a public purpose in expanding Dinger Park and precluding the development thereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF SILVER PLUME, THAT:

Section 1. The Board of Trustees hereby approves the acquisition of the property legally described as “STORMY Lot: 6 SVR PLM 559/889 719/411720/266774/655774/653 809/118 848/638 848/640 848/310 877/964 877/967”. The legal description and land survey map are accompanied hereto, known as Exhibit A.

Section 2. In return for a Quit Claim Deed {accompanied hereto, known as Exhibit B), quitclaiming Lot 6 to the Town of Silver Plume, Lloyd B. Culp and Jessica Ballard shall be granted, without charge, one water and sewer tap controlled bythe Town of Silver Plume, to be used on Lot 4 of the Burleigh Millsite.

Section 3. The parties acknowledge that the water and sewer tap granted herein may only be used on Lot 4 of the Burleigh Millsite. Additionally, the parties acknowledge that only the System Investment Fee {Ord No. 319, Section 8.1) is waived. The grantees Lloyd B. Culp and Jessica Ballard, or their successors, shall be responsible

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for all monthly and ongoing costs associated with the granted water and sewer tap, as provided in Ordinance No. 319, Water System Structure.

Section 4. If any section, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or other provision of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutionalor otherwise invalid, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, phrases, words, or other provisions of this ordinance, or the validity of this ordinance shall stand notwithstandingthe invalidity of any section, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or other provision.

Section 5. Except as amended hereby, the Land Use Code and additional ordinances adopted by the Town of Silver Plume shall remain valid and in full force and effect. Any provision of any ordinance previously adopted by the Board of Trustees that is specifically in conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed as of the enforcement date hereof.

INTRODUCED FOR FIRST READING BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THIS 8th DAY OF APRIL 2024.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING AND PUBLIC HEARING THIS 22nd DAY OF APRIL 2024.

ATTEST:

CMA / CIA & Chelsea Nihiser, Town Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCC892

First Publication: May 30, 2024

Last Publication: May 30, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

PUBLIC NOTICE

PERSONAL PROPERTY PROTEST DEADLINE

Clear Creek County Assessor’s Office

PO Box 2000

405 Argentine Street Georgetown, CO 80444

Colorado law requires the County Assessor to begin hearing objections to personal property valuations no later than June 15, 2024. Objections to personal property valuations must be postmarked, delivered or presented in person to the County Assessor’s Office no later than June 30, 2024.

For additional information, contact the County Assessor’s Office at (303)679-2322.

Legal Notice No. CCC889

First Publication: May 23, 2024

Last Publication: May 30, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

Notice of 2024 Clear Creek County Primary Election

A Primary Election will be held in the State of Colorado, County of Clear Creek, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. All eligible registered voters will receive a ballot in the mail. Ballots will be mailed the week of June 3rd – 7th. If you do not receive a ballot, contact the County Clerk’s office.

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER

405 Argentine St., PO Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444

PH: (303) 679-2339

Web Site: www.clearcreekcounty.us

Email Address: clerk@clearcreekcounty.us

VOTER SERVICE AND POLLING CENTERS

• Ballot drop off, replacement ballots, voter registration, in-person voting and accessible voting equipment will be available at this location:

Clear Creek County Courthouse (BOCC Room)

405 Argentine St., Georgetown, CO 80444

Monday-Friday, (06/17/2024 – 06/24/2024)

9:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, 06/22/2024 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Tuesday, ELECTION DAY (06/25/2024)

7:00 am - 7:00 pm

BALLOT DROP-OFF LOCATIONS

These 24-hour monitored mail ballot drop boxes will be open Monday, June 3rd through Tuesday, June 25th at 7:00 pm (Election Day).

• Clear Creek County Courthouse

405 Argentine St, Georgetown

• CommonSpirit Primary Care Idaho Springs

1969 Miner St, Idaho Springs

• Clear Creek High School

185 Beaver Brook Canyon Rd, Evergreen

• Any Jefferson County drop box near you

Brenda L. Corbett, Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder

Legal Notice No. CCC893

First Publication: May 30, 2024

Last Publication: May 30, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CLEAR CREEK COUNTY

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO

RC 24-01 PAVEMENT REHAB FOR UPPER BEAR CREEK ROAD

General Notice

Clear Creek County (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Pavement Rehab for Upper Bear Creek Road RC 24-01

All bids must be received as follows no later than Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM local time:

•Upload an electronic copy to the Prospective Bidder’s online submittal folder assigned by the County; Prospective Bidders will receive a link to their submittal folder upon registering via email to scanada@clearcreekcounty.us, subject line: RC 24-01 RFB

The Project includes the following Work: Major rehabilitation of approximately 1.4 miles of Upper Bear Creek Road consisting of full-depth reclamation (FDR) of hot mix asphalt (HMA) followed by a 3-inch HMA overlay and placement of recycled asphalt shoulders.

Bids are requested for the following Contract: RC 24-01 Agreement Between Owner and Contractor for Construction Contract (Stipulated Price)

Obtaining the Bidding Documents Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:

https://co-clearcreekcounty2.civicplus.com/Bids. aspx?CatID=17

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. Allofficialnotifications,addenda,and other BiddingDocumentswillbeofferedonly through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

Instructions to Bidders.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by: George Marlin, Chair Board of County Commissioners

Legal Notice No. CCC895

First Publication: May 30, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO 405 Argentine Street Georgetown, CO 80444

Plaintiff: THE JOYCE JIRON TRUST BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., TRUSTEE and THE ESTATE OF NELDA JOYCE BECK A/K/A NELDA JOYCE JIRON BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR.,

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

v.

Defendant: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION, ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE L. MINER a/k/a ROSE LORRAINE and ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MINER a/k/a ROBERT RUSSELL MINER a/k/a ROBERT L. MINER

Case Number: 2024-CV-30012

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Amended Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Amended Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in the writing within thirty-five (35)days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an in rem action on the following real properties located in Clear Creek County, Colorado with a legal description of:

Parcel number 183734200613 Mine: Clyde –5404 4.76 Acres GRI 34-3-74 422/181/489/993

County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado; and

Parcel number 183734200623, Mine, USMS: 5404 Mine Name: Clift Acres: 4.76 DESC: GRI 33-3-74 422/181 489/993 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, also commonly known as the Clyde Mining Parcel and Clift Mining Parcel, respectively.

Plaintiffs seek to obtain an order quieting title to the Clyde and Clift Mining Parcels.

Published in the Legal Notices of the Clear Creek Courant.

First Publication: May 9, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Dated: April 23, 2024.

/s/Kirsten Z. Myers

Kirsten Z. Myers

Pearson and Paris, P.C. 14142 Denver West Parkway Building 51, Suite 200 Lakewood, CO 80401

Phone No.: 303-996-8610

Facsimile: 303-996-8611

Legal Notice No. CCC879

First Publication: May 9, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO 405 Argentine Street Georgetown, CO 80444

Plaintiff: THE JOYCE JIRON TRUST BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., TRUSTEE and THE ESTATE OF NELDA JOYCE BECK A/K/A NELDA JOYCE JIRON BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

v.

Defendant: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION, ALL UNKNOWN

HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE L. MINER

a/k/a ROSE LORRAINE and ALL UNKNOWN

HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MINER

a/k/a ROBERT RUSSELL MINER a/k/a ROBERT L. MINER

Case Number: 2024-CV-30012

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE L. MINER a/k/a ROSE LORRAINE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Amended Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Amended Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in the writing within thirty-five (35)days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an in rem action on the following real properties located in Clear Creek County, Colorado with a legal description of:

Parcel number 183734200613 Mine: Clyde –5404 4.76 Acres GRI 34-3-74 422/181/489/993 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado; and

Parcel number 183734200623, Mine, USMS: 5404 Mine Name: Clift Acres: 4.76 DESC: GRI 33-3-74 422/181 489/993 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, also commonly known as the Clyde Mining Parcel and Clift Mining Parcel, respectively.

Plaintiffs seek to obtain an order quieting title to the Clyde and Clift Mining Parcels.

Published in the Legal Notices of the Clear Creek Courant.

First Publication: May 9, 2024 Last Publication: June 6, 2024 Dated: April 23, 2024.

/s/Kirsten Z. Myers

Kirsten Z. Myers

Pearson and Paris, P.C. 14142 Denver West Parkway Building 51, Suite 200 Lakewood, CO 80401 Phone No.: 303-996-8610 Facsimile: 303-996-8611

Legal Notice No. CCC878

First Publication: May 9, 2024 Last Publication: June 6, 2024 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO 405 Argentine Street Georgetown, CO 80444

Plaintiff: THE JOYCE JIRON TRUST BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., TRUSTEE and THE ESTATE OF NELDA JOYCE BECK A/K/A NELDA JOYCE JIRON BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

v.

Defendant: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION, ALL UNKNOWN

HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE L. MINER

a/k/a ROSE LORRAINE and ALL UNKNOWN

HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MINER

a/k/a ROBERT RUSSELL MINER a/k/a ROBERT L. MINER

Case Number: 2024-CV-30012

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MINER a/k/a ROBERT RUSSELL MINER

a/k/a ROBERT L. MINER

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Amended Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file

your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Amended Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in the writing within thirty-five (35)days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an in rem action on the following real properties located in Clear Creek County, Colorado with a legal description of:

Parcel number 183734200613 Mine: Clyde –5404 4.76 Acres GRI 34-3-74 422/181/489/993 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado; and

Parcel number 183734200623, Mine, USMS: 5404 Mine Name: Clift Acres: 4.76 DESC: GRI 33-3-74 422/181 489/993 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, also commonly known as the Clyde Mining Parcel and Clift Mining Parcel, respectively.

Plaintiffs seek to obtain an order quieting title to the Clyde and Clift Mining Parcels.

Published in the Legal Notices of the Clear Creek Courant.

First Publication: May 9, 2024 Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Dated: April 23, 2024.

/s/Kirsten Z. Myers

Kirsten Z. Myers

Pearson and Paris, P.C. 14142 Denver West Parkway Building 51, Suite 200 Lakewood, CO 80401

Phone No.: 303-996-8610

Facsimile: 303-996-8611

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado on or before September 23, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lisa Kaye Fulks

Personal Representative 1455 S. Urban Way Lakewood, CO 80228

Legal Notice No. CCC887

First Publication: May 23, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

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